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[v4,18/24] PM / devfreq: tegra30: Optimize CPUFreq notifier

Message ID 20190707223303.6755-19-digetx@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State Not Applicable, archived
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Series More improvements for Tegra30 devfreq driver | expand

Commit Message

Dmitry Osipenko July 7, 2019, 10:32 p.m. UTC
When CPU's memory activity is low or memory activity is high such that
CPU's frequency contribution to the boosting is not taken into account,
then there is no need to schedule devfreq's update. This eliminates
unnecessary CPU activity during of idling caused by the scheduled work.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Comments

Chanwoo Choi July 18, 2019, 9:48 a.m. UTC | #1
On 19. 7. 8. 오전 7:32, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> When CPU's memory activity is low or memory activity is high such that
> CPU's frequency contribution to the boosting is not taken into account,
> then there is no need to schedule devfreq's update. This eliminates
> unnecessary CPU activity during of idling caused by the scheduled work.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
> ---
>  drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

Patch4 add the 'cpufreq notifier' and this patch optimize the cpufreq notifier.
I think t hat you can combine two patches.

> 
> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
> index 43c9c5fbfe91..8d6bf6e9f1ae 100644
> --- a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
> +++ b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
> @@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ static inline unsigned long do_percent(unsigned long val, unsigned int pct)
>  	return val * pct / 100;
>  }
>  
> -static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra)
> +static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
> +					    unsigned int cpu_freq)
>  {
>  	const struct tegra_actmon_emc_ratio *ratio = actmon_emc_ratios;
> -	unsigned int cpu_freq = cpufreq_get(0);
>  	unsigned int i;
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(actmon_emc_ratios); i++, ratio++) {
> @@ -239,15 +239,15 @@ tegra_actmon_account_cpu_freq(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
>  			      struct tegra_devfreq_device *dev,
>  			      unsigned long target_freq)
>  {
> -	unsigned long static_cpu_emc_freq;
> +	unsigned long cpu_emc_freq = 0;
>  
> -	if (dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold &&
> -	    dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold < dev->avg_freq) {
> -		static_cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra);
> -		target_freq = max(target_freq, static_cpu_emc_freq);
> -	}
> +	if (!dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
> +		return target_freq;
>  
> -	return target_freq;
> +	if (dev->avg_freq > dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
> +		cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra, cpufreq_get(0));
> +
> +	return max(target_freq, cpu_emc_freq);
>  }
>  
>  static unsigned long tegra_actmon_lower_freq(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
> @@ -531,16 +531,71 @@ static void tegra_actmon_delayed_update(struct work_struct *work)
>  	mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock);
>  }
>  
> +static unsigned long
> +tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
> +				  unsigned int cpu_freq)
> +{
> +	unsigned long freq, static_cpu_emc_freq;
> +
> +	/* check whether CPU's freq is taken into account at all */
> +	if (tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq <=
> +	    tegra->devices[MCCPU].config->avg_dependency_threshold)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	static_cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra, cpu_freq);
> +
> +	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCALL */
> +	freq = tegra->devices[MCALL].avg_freq +
> +	       tegra->devices[MCALL].boost_freq;
> +
> +	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
> +
> +	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCCPU */
> +	freq = tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq +
> +	       tegra->devices[MCCPU].boost_freq;
> +
> +	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
> +
> +	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	return static_cpu_emc_freq;
> +}
> +
>  static int tegra_actmon_cpu_notify_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
>  				      unsigned long action, void *ptr)
>  {
> +	struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs = ptr;
>  	struct tegra_devfreq *tegra;
> +	unsigned long old, new;
>  
>  	if (action != CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE)
>  		return NOTIFY_OK;
>  
>  	tegra = container_of(nb, struct tegra_devfreq, cpu_rate_change_nb);
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Quickly check whether CPU frequency should be taken into account
> +	 * at all, without blocking CPUFreq's core.
> +	 */
> +	if (mutex_trylock(&tegra->devfreq->lock)) {
> +		old = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra, freqs->old);
> +		new = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra, freqs->new);
> +		mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock);
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * If CPU's frequency shouldn't be taken into account at
> +		 * the moment, then there is no need to update the devfreq's
> +		 * state because ISR will re-check CPU's frequency on the
> +		 * next interrupt.
> +		 */
> +		if (old == new)
> +			return NOTIFY_OK;
> +	}
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * CPUFreq driver should support CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION in order
>  	 * to allow asynchronous notifications. This means we can't block
>
Dmitry Osipenko July 19, 2019, 12:42 a.m. UTC | #2
В Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:48:42 +0900
Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com> пишет:

> On 19. 7. 8. 오전 7:32, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> > When CPU's memory activity is low or memory activity is high such
> > that CPU's frequency contribution to the boosting is not taken into
> > account, then there is no need to schedule devfreq's update. This
> > eliminates unnecessary CPU activity during of idling caused by the
> > scheduled work.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
> > ---
> >  drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c | 73
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 9
> > deletions(-)  
> 
> Patch4 add the 'cpufreq notifier' and this patch optimize the cpufreq
> notifier. I think t hat you can combine two patches.

I'd prefer to keep them separate for a sake of git bisection.

> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
> > b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c index
> > 43c9c5fbfe91..8d6bf6e9f1ae 100644 ---
> > a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c +++
> > b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c @@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ static
> > inline unsigned long do_percent(unsigned long val, unsigned int
> > pct) return val * pct / 100; }
> >  
> > -static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq
> > *tegra) +static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct
> > tegra_devfreq *tegra,
> > +					    unsigned int cpu_freq)
> >  {
> >  	const struct tegra_actmon_emc_ratio *ratio =
> > actmon_emc_ratios;
> > -	unsigned int cpu_freq = cpufreq_get(0);
> >  	unsigned int i;
> >  
> >  	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(actmon_emc_ratios); i++,
> > ratio++) { @@ -239,15 +239,15 @@
> > tegra_actmon_account_cpu_freq(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra, struct
> > tegra_devfreq_device *dev, unsigned long target_freq)
> >  {
> > -	unsigned long static_cpu_emc_freq;
> > +	unsigned long cpu_emc_freq = 0;
> >  
> > -	if (dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold &&
> > -	    dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold < dev->avg_freq)
> > {
> > -		static_cpu_emc_freq =
> > actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra);
> > -		target_freq = max(target_freq,
> > static_cpu_emc_freq);
> > -	}
> > +	if (!dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
> > +		return target_freq;
> >  
> > -	return target_freq;
> > +	if (dev->avg_freq > dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
> > +		cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra,
> > cpufreq_get(0)); +
> > +	return max(target_freq, cpu_emc_freq);
> >  }
> >  
> >  static unsigned long tegra_actmon_lower_freq(struct tegra_devfreq
> > *tegra, @@ -531,16 +531,71 @@ static void
> > tegra_actmon_delayed_update(struct work_struct *work)
> > mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock); }
> >  
> > +static unsigned long
> > +tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
> > +				  unsigned int cpu_freq)
> > +{
> > +	unsigned long freq, static_cpu_emc_freq;
> > +
> > +	/* check whether CPU's freq is taken into account at all */
> > +	if (tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq <=
> > +	    tegra->devices[MCCPU].config->avg_dependency_threshold)
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	static_cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra,
> > cpu_freq); +
> > +	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCALL */
> > +	freq = tegra->devices[MCALL].avg_freq +
> > +	       tegra->devices[MCALL].boost_freq;
> > +
> > +	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
> > +
> > +	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCCPU */
> > +	freq = tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq +
> > +	       tegra->devices[MCCPU].boost_freq;
> > +
> > +	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
> > +
> > +	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
> > +		return 0;
> > +
> > +	return static_cpu_emc_freq;
> > +}
> > +
> >  static int tegra_actmon_cpu_notify_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
> >  				      unsigned long action, void
> > *ptr) {
> > +	struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs = ptr;
> >  	struct tegra_devfreq *tegra;
> > +	unsigned long old, new;
> >  
> >  	if (action != CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE)
> >  		return NOTIFY_OK;
> >  
> >  	tegra = container_of(nb, struct tegra_devfreq,
> > cpu_rate_change_nb); 
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Quickly check whether CPU frequency should be taken
> > into account
> > +	 * at all, without blocking CPUFreq's core.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (mutex_trylock(&tegra->devfreq->lock)) {
> > +		old = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra,
> > freqs->old);
> > +		new = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra,
> > freqs->new);
> > +		mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock);
> > +
> > +		/*
> > +		 * If CPU's frequency shouldn't be taken into
> > account at
> > +		 * the moment, then there is no need to update the
> > devfreq's
> > +		 * state because ISR will re-check CPU's frequency
> > on the
> > +		 * next interrupt.
> > +		 */
> > +		if (old == new)
> > +			return NOTIFY_OK;
> > +	}
> > +
> >  	/*
> >  	 * CPUFreq driver should support
> > CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION in order
> >  	 * to allow asynchronous notifications. This means we
> > can't block 
> 
>
Chanwoo Choi July 19, 2019, 1:09 a.m. UTC | #3
On 19. 7. 19. 오전 9:42, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
> В Thu, 18 Jul 2019 18:48:42 +0900
> Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@samsung.com> пишет:
> 
>> On 19. 7. 8. 오전 7:32, Dmitry Osipenko wrote:
>>> When CPU's memory activity is low or memory activity is high such
>>> that CPU's frequency contribution to the boosting is not taken into
>>> account, then there is no need to schedule devfreq's update. This
>>> eliminates unnecessary CPU activity during of idling caused by the
>>> scheduled work.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Osipenko <digetx@gmail.com>
>>> ---
>>>  drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c | 73
>>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 9
>>> deletions(-)  
>>
>> Patch4 add the 'cpufreq notifier' and this patch optimize the cpufreq
>> notifier. I think t hat you can combine two patches.
> 
> I'd prefer to keep them separate for a sake of git bisection.

Sorry, patch7 instead of patch4.

Patch7 made the 'tegra_actmon_cpu_notify_cb()' function
and this patch makes 'tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution' function
which is only called in the 'tegra_actmon_cpu_notify_cb()' function.

It is enough to make them as the only one patch related to
the cpu notifier. As I replied on patch17, you can merge
the patch if the patches has some relationship in this patchset.

> 
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
>>> b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c index
>>> 43c9c5fbfe91..8d6bf6e9f1ae 100644 ---
>>> a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c +++
>>> b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c @@ -216,10 +216,10 @@ static
>>> inline unsigned long do_percent(unsigned long val, unsigned int
>>> pct) return val * pct / 100; }
>>>  
>>> -static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq
>>> *tegra) +static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct
>>> tegra_devfreq *tegra,
>>> +					    unsigned int cpu_freq)
>>>  {
>>>  	const struct tegra_actmon_emc_ratio *ratio =
>>> actmon_emc_ratios;
>>> -	unsigned int cpu_freq = cpufreq_get(0);
>>>  	unsigned int i;
>>>  
>>>  	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(actmon_emc_ratios); i++,
>>> ratio++) { @@ -239,15 +239,15 @@
>>> tegra_actmon_account_cpu_freq(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra, struct
>>> tegra_devfreq_device *dev, unsigned long target_freq)
>>>  {
>>> -	unsigned long static_cpu_emc_freq;
>>> +	unsigned long cpu_emc_freq = 0;
>>>  
>>> -	if (dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold &&
>>> -	    dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold < dev->avg_freq)
>>> {
>>> -		static_cpu_emc_freq =
>>> actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra);
>>> -		target_freq = max(target_freq,
>>> static_cpu_emc_freq);
>>> -	}
>>> +	if (!dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
>>> +		return target_freq;
>>>  
>>> -	return target_freq;
>>> +	if (dev->avg_freq > dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
>>> +		cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra,
>>> cpufreq_get(0)); +
>>> +	return max(target_freq, cpu_emc_freq);
>>>  }
>>>  
>>>  static unsigned long tegra_actmon_lower_freq(struct tegra_devfreq
>>> *tegra, @@ -531,16 +531,71 @@ static void
>>> tegra_actmon_delayed_update(struct work_struct *work)
>>> mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock); }
>>>  
>>> +static unsigned long
>>> +tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
>>> +				  unsigned int cpu_freq)
>>> +{
>>> +	unsigned long freq, static_cpu_emc_freq;
>>> +
>>> +	/* check whether CPU's freq is taken into account at all */
>>> +	if (tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq <=
>>> +	    tegra->devices[MCCPU].config->avg_dependency_threshold)
>>> +		return 0;
>>> +
>>> +	static_cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra,
>>> cpu_freq); +
>>> +	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCALL */
>>> +	freq = tegra->devices[MCALL].avg_freq +
>>> +	       tegra->devices[MCALL].boost_freq;
>>> +
>>> +	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
>>> +
>>> +	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
>>> +		return 0;
>>> +
>>> +	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCCPU */
>>> +	freq = tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq +
>>> +	       tegra->devices[MCCPU].boost_freq;
>>> +
>>> +	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
>>> +
>>> +	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
>>> +		return 0;
>>> +
>>> +	return static_cpu_emc_freq;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>>  static int tegra_actmon_cpu_notify_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
>>>  				      unsigned long action, void
>>> *ptr) {
>>> +	struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs = ptr;
>>>  	struct tegra_devfreq *tegra;
>>> +	unsigned long old, new;
>>>  
>>>  	if (action != CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE)
>>>  		return NOTIFY_OK;
>>>  
>>>  	tegra = container_of(nb, struct tegra_devfreq,
>>> cpu_rate_change_nb); 
>>> +	/*
>>> +	 * Quickly check whether CPU frequency should be taken
>>> into account
>>> +	 * at all, without blocking CPUFreq's core.
>>> +	 */
>>> +	if (mutex_trylock(&tegra->devfreq->lock)) {
>>> +		old = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra,
>>> freqs->old);
>>> +		new = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra,
>>> freqs->new);
>>> +		mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock);
>>> +
>>> +		/*
>>> +		 * If CPU's frequency shouldn't be taken into
>>> account at
>>> +		 * the moment, then there is no need to update the
>>> devfreq's
>>> +		 * state because ISR will re-check CPU's frequency
>>> on the
>>> +		 * next interrupt.
>>> +		 */
>>> +		if (old == new)
>>> +			return NOTIFY_OK;
>>> +	}
>>> +
>>>  	/*
>>>  	 * CPUFreq driver should support
>>> CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION in order
>>>  	 * to allow asynchronous notifications. This means we
>>> can't block 
>>
>>
> 
> 
>
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Patch

diff --git a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
index 43c9c5fbfe91..8d6bf6e9f1ae 100644
--- a/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
+++ b/drivers/devfreq/tegra30-devfreq.c
@@ -216,10 +216,10 @@  static inline unsigned long do_percent(unsigned long val, unsigned int pct)
 	return val * pct / 100;
 }
 
-static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra)
+static unsigned long actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
+					    unsigned int cpu_freq)
 {
 	const struct tegra_actmon_emc_ratio *ratio = actmon_emc_ratios;
-	unsigned int cpu_freq = cpufreq_get(0);
 	unsigned int i;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(actmon_emc_ratios); i++, ratio++) {
@@ -239,15 +239,15 @@  tegra_actmon_account_cpu_freq(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
 			      struct tegra_devfreq_device *dev,
 			      unsigned long target_freq)
 {
-	unsigned long static_cpu_emc_freq;
+	unsigned long cpu_emc_freq = 0;
 
-	if (dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold &&
-	    dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold < dev->avg_freq) {
-		static_cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra);
-		target_freq = max(target_freq, static_cpu_emc_freq);
-	}
+	if (!dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
+		return target_freq;
 
-	return target_freq;
+	if (dev->avg_freq > dev->config->avg_dependency_threshold)
+		cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra, cpufreq_get(0));
+
+	return max(target_freq, cpu_emc_freq);
 }
 
 static unsigned long tegra_actmon_lower_freq(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
@@ -531,16 +531,71 @@  static void tegra_actmon_delayed_update(struct work_struct *work)
 	mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock);
 }
 
+static unsigned long
+tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(struct tegra_devfreq *tegra,
+				  unsigned int cpu_freq)
+{
+	unsigned long freq, static_cpu_emc_freq;
+
+	/* check whether CPU's freq is taken into account at all */
+	if (tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq <=
+	    tegra->devices[MCCPU].config->avg_dependency_threshold)
+		return 0;
+
+	static_cpu_emc_freq = actmon_cpu_to_emc_rate(tegra, cpu_freq);
+
+	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCALL */
+	freq = tegra->devices[MCALL].avg_freq +
+	       tegra->devices[MCALL].boost_freq;
+
+	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
+
+	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
+		return 0;
+
+	/* compare static CPU-EMC freq with MCCPU */
+	freq = tegra->devices[MCCPU].avg_freq +
+	       tegra->devices[MCCPU].boost_freq;
+
+	freq = tegra_actmon_upper_freq(tegra, freq);
+
+	if (freq == tegra->max_freq || freq >= static_cpu_emc_freq)
+		return 0;
+
+	return static_cpu_emc_freq;
+}
+
 static int tegra_actmon_cpu_notify_cb(struct notifier_block *nb,
 				      unsigned long action, void *ptr)
 {
+	struct cpufreq_freqs *freqs = ptr;
 	struct tegra_devfreq *tegra;
+	unsigned long old, new;
 
 	if (action != CPUFREQ_POSTCHANGE)
 		return NOTIFY_OK;
 
 	tegra = container_of(nb, struct tegra_devfreq, cpu_rate_change_nb);
 
+	/*
+	 * Quickly check whether CPU frequency should be taken into account
+	 * at all, without blocking CPUFreq's core.
+	 */
+	if (mutex_trylock(&tegra->devfreq->lock)) {
+		old = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra, freqs->old);
+		new = tegra_actmon_cpufreq_contribution(tegra, freqs->new);
+		mutex_unlock(&tegra->devfreq->lock);
+
+		/*
+		 * If CPU's frequency shouldn't be taken into account at
+		 * the moment, then there is no need to update the devfreq's
+		 * state because ISR will re-check CPU's frequency on the
+		 * next interrupt.
+		 */
+		if (old == new)
+			return NOTIFY_OK;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * CPUFreq driver should support CPUFREQ_ASYNC_NOTIFICATION in order
 	 * to allow asynchronous notifications. This means we can't block